Michael dillon between mecca and beijing modernization and consumption among urban chinese muslims by maris boyd gillette stanford stanford university pres we use cookies to enhance your experience on our websiteby continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Between mecca and beijing modernization and consumption among urban chinese muslims maris boyd gillette stanford university press stanlord california housing education and race 23 xians muslim district or hui quarter just west of the ming dynasty bell tower in the city center and directly adjacent to the drum tower lies the residential dis trict known locally as the hui quarter . Between mecca and beijing modernization and consumption among urban chinese muslims maris boyd gillette stanford stanford university press 2000 xii 279 pp . Between mecca and beijing modernization and consumption among urban chinese muslims amazonde maris boyd gillette ba 1 4 cher. Between mecca and beijing examines how a community of urban chinese muslims uses consumption to position its members more favorably within the chinese governments official paradigm for development residents of the old muslim district in the ancient chinese capital of xian belong to an official minority the hui nationality that has been classified by the state as backward in comparison to